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A central Florida man who has been cited for numerous traffic violations and who was once sued by State Farm in an auto accident subrogation case, has been charged with submitting more than $159,000 in fraudulent health insurance claims. Two …

Water levels on the Rhine in Germany have risen after rain in the south and are forecast to rise further in the coming days, the country’s inland navigation agency said on Friday, though shallow water continues to hinder shipping and …

New York’s attorney general sued several large chemical and agricultural companies on Thursday, alleging they knowingly sold harmful so-called forever chemicals used in cosmetics, non-stick cookware and other products. The lawsuit against 3M, DuPont de Nemours, The Chemours Company and …

The Coca-Cola Co. said it had temporarily suspended production operations of its Fairlife milk in the US after an unauthorized third party gained access to some of its systems. The cyberattack was connected to a ransomware event, Coca-Cola said in …

The West Hartford Town Council voted unanimously on July 14 to approve a $20 million settlement of a lawsuit over the death of 5-year-old kindergartener Romeo D. Pierre Louis, who collapsed during recess at Charter Oak International Academy in 2022. …

A Kentucky jury has ordered the maker of a gun-building kit to pay $104 million in damages to the family of an 18-year-old who used a “ghost gun” to commit suicide in 2023. It was said to be the largest …

The United States struck bridges and an airport in Iran on Friday and Tehran responded by hitting a power and desalination plant in Kuwait, as the warring foes risked further escalation by expanding their targets to include infrastructure. In the …

Shredded iceberg lettuce supplied to Yum Brands’ Taco Bell restaurants by California-based supplier Taylor Farms has been identified by investigators as a potential source of contamination in the cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people in the U.S., the …

If the U.S. and Iran do not increase oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz soon, the world should worry about energy security, International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol said on Thursday. “Oil security is still a critical issue,” …

Howden Group, the London-based insurance broker that’s chasing an initial public offering by 2030, is in talks to raise several billion pounds in new private capital as it seeks to maintain its breakneck expansion. The group, which is already backed …

A Philadelphia man has been arrested and charged with arson related a fire at a mosque in the city July 5. U.S. Attorney David Metcalf announced Vincent Lang, 60, was arrested and charged with maliciously damaging or destroying by means …

Svetlana Maksimovic and her husband Ljubisa Karovic had just settled into a Ryanair flight last week when a loud bang pierced the hum of engines. Within seconds, she saw her 61-year-old husband being sucked through a dislodged cabin window. In …

As Europe’s railways buckle under record heat, roads melt and power grids strain, countries are turning to an array of fixes for aging infrastructure, from drones inspecting tracks and AI-powered sensors to a surprisingly simple tool: white paint. At Norway’s …

On July 1st, security researchers at Sysdig published something they had never documented before. A ransomware attack that ran from start to finish without a single human directing it, an AI agent alone at every stage. If you work in …

The Trump administration is working to develop new safety requirements governing how autonomous vehicles behave on the road as the industry contends with a series of safety mishaps. Officials aim to finalize the new requirements before the end of President …

The Trump administration is moving to strengthen coordination on artificial intelligence cybersecurity through a new industry clearinghouse to improve the detection and patching of network vulnerabilities, especially in open-source software. The clearinghouse, named Gold Eagle, was rolled out earlier this …

From Michigan Avenue, Saline Township looks like any other farming community, with its corn and soybean fields, silos and grain elevators. Just down the road, though, cranes reach above towering fences at the site of a $16 billion project — …

New York has approved a 21.9% reduction in workers’ compensation insurance premium rates, which the state says represents an estimated savings of more than $1 billion for businesses or an average of $1,779 per employer in the state. The loss …

CopperPoint Insurance Company elected Steve Gabbay to the CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Holding Company board of directors. Since 2009, Gabbay has been the chief operating officer of YAM Worldwide, which operates more than a dozen companies across a variety of industries. …

As high temperatures bake California and strong winds make it more susceptible to fire, voters in the state are being wooed by political candidates with divergent visions for how to protect homes from stepped-up climate risks. California has the nation’s …